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Fashion stylist, creative consultant and costume designer [Cynthia Lawrence-John](https://www.instagram.com/cynthialawrencejohn/) started off her career in photography, and quickly moved into fashion styling, becoming Fashion Director at the iconic Sleaze Nation. Her background in photography has seen her working as both a stylist and creative consultant across the fields of – fashion, advertising, music, narrative moving image and feature films.
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Her obsession with ‘style over fashion’ and attention to detail has led Cynthia to work for several high profile international brands such as adidas, Nike, Apple, Samsung, Absolut and BMW to name a handful. Her celebrity roster includes international recording artists, celebrities and sports people including Pharrell, Swizz Beats, Young Fathers, Little Simz, and Mahalia.
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While continuing to work in the fashion and advertising worlds, most recently Cynthia has moved further into short and feature films, enjoying the in-depth research aspect of the film world as well as the opportunity to explore human nature on a deeper level and exploring characters through the details in their style.

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Cynthia Lawrence-John

Dean Bryce has almost 20 years of experience in the music business. His journey started as management assistant for MJ Cole, The Cinematic Orchestra & Roots Manuva before he wrangled an A&R position at the iconic label Ninja Tune - bringing in a few Mercury Prize winning artists and creating Ninja Tune dance imprint record label Technicolour Records which helped bring Peggy Gou to prominence.
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He then moved on to be the global head of music at @boilerroomtv before founding [Don’t Sleep](https://www.instagram.com/dont.sleep.music/) - a London based music venture that supports global creators who push culture forward. This is done at every stage of the creative journey: discovery, publishing, management and records. They look after exciting musicians such as Berwyn, Bad With Phones, Smasher and Shadez the Misfit.

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Dean Bryce

[Margot Bowman](https://www.instagram.com/margotbowman/) is a globally-minded filmmaker creating new worlds of possibility and power, centering around women revealing the meaningful, undeniable truths that bring us closer to one another.
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Dyslexia has pushed Margot to relate to the world differently, making colour her most important form of communication and a guiding principle of her process. Her creative approach is intimately influenced by club culture and the legacy of British youth movements - Punks, Mods, Acid House & UKG - setting the tone for the alternative realities she creates.
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Raised in London, Bowman is currently based between New York and Los Angeles, creating work for the likes of Boiler Room, Nike, Universal Music Group, Diesel and Nowness - her work spans from transcendent music videos for artists such as Shygirl to culturally urgent films, including her recent documentary Showing Up, Showing Out with Carhartt WIP released on Dazed about the past, present, and future of Motown.

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Margot Bowman

[Nikola Vasakova](https://www.instagram.com/nikolavasakova/) is a producer, curator and founder of Girls in Film, an international network and platform for new generation of womxn in film with hubs in London and Prague with over 5,000 members worldwide
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GiF promotes, connects and elevates emerging female filmmakers through their online video platform, events and production company.
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Before launching GiF Production in 2018, Nikola worked for The Telegraph, The Economist, Vice, NTS, Boiler Room - among others. Her company GiF Productions aims to elevate marginalised voices and works with women and BAME filmmakers on shorts, docs, music videos and commercial content.

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Nikola Vasakova

FASHION TALKS, JANUARY 2020